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The Testament of Ann Lee is a retelling of the life of Ann Lee, who founded and led the Shaker movement. The soundtrack is comprised of ten traditional Shaker hymns, three original songs, and the film's score.
"Hunger and Thirst" is a reimagined shaker Hymn performed by Amanda Seyfried, and follows lead single "Clothed By the Sun", an original song written by Daniel Blumberg and performed as a duet with Seyfried. Back in October, Blumberg and Seyfried made an appearance at Dalston's Cafe OTO to perform the soundtrack in full in support of the film.
Speaking on the songs, Blumberg says, “The story of the Shakers and Ann Lee is inherently radical. I was trying to push the edges of the melodic core of hymns and songs to these more elemental and improvised sounds. Outside of my films, I make records with songs, so there was familiarity in working with song form but it was a very new process to do it for a picture. There’s a wide breadth of voices on this soundtrack ranging between some of my favourite improvisers in the world, untrained choirs, to Hollywood actors.”
"Daniel’s ability to preserve the spirit of Shaker hymns and carry it forward in such an evocative and timeless way is a gift to all of us. I’ve never been more moved as a musician to work alongside him to bring these to life," adds Seyfried.
The Testament of Ann Lee is set to debut in select theatres on Christmas Day, to be followed by a nationwide release in January 2026 via Searchlight Pictures.
Tracklist:
The Testament of Ann Lee – Thomasin Mckenzie
Manchester
Hero Prayer One
Walk to Infirmary
Infirmary
Walk to Wardleys
Wardleys – Maggie Nicols
Worship – The Cast of The Testament of Ann Lee
Sex Celeste
Beautiful Treasures – Amanda Seyfried
Search for Ann
I Never Did Believe – Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Scott Handy and Matthew Beard
Hunger & Thirst – Amanda Seyfried
Ship
Lower Deck
Today Today – Viola Prettejohn, Jamie Bogyo
Storm
All is Summer – Amanda Seyfried, The Cast of The Testament of Ann Lee
Magical Boat Ride
John’s Running Song – David Cale, Lewis Pullman
Whores
Niskayuna
The Eclipse
Bow Down O Zion – Lewis Pullman
Building & Growing
William Walking
I Love Mother (Pretty Mother’s Home) – The Cast of The Testament of Ann Lee
Arrest
Stone Prison – Amanda Seyfried
Shattuck
Down to the Deep – Amanda Seyfried
Beautiful Treasures Funeral – The Cast of The Testament of Ann Lee
Clothed by the Sun – Daniel Blumberg, Amanda Seyfried
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